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Anthony Rendon

matchup for Caleb Thielbar

385th out of 436 (Worst 12%)

Caleb Thielbar

matchup for Anthony Rendon

227th out of 567 (Best 41%)

Strong advantage for Rendon

Anthony Rendon has a 35.8% chance of reaching base vs Caleb Thielbar, which is 1.8% higher than Rendon's typical expectations, and 4.0% higher than batters facing Thielbar.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	35.8%	22.3%	2.3%	5.4%	14.6%	13.6%	17.8%
Rendon	+1.8	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-0.1	+1.8	+2.3
Thielbar	+4.0	+0.5	-1.0	+0.3	+1.2	+3.5	-10.2

Anthony Rendon is better vs left-handed pitching. Caleb Thielbar is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Rendon has a B- grade vs this particular release point.

Caleb Thielbar throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Anthony Rendon has an A- grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Slider (L)

29%

Curve (L)

22%

16% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Anthony Rendon has a B grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 16%

+5%

Strong Challenge 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Meatball 3%

-2%

Weak Challenge 6%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-4%

50% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 21% higher than the MLB average. Anthony Rendon has a D grade against this type of pitch from left handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (L) 50%

+21%

Small Break 29%

+21%

Slow Lob 22%

+18%

Extreme Drop 22%

+17%

9.2% of Anthony Rendon's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.1% lower than the league average. Caleb Thielbar strikes out 18.8% of the batters he faces, which is 5.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -9.1% +5.2% 3%

Walk +3.2% +1.9% 37%

In Play +5.9% -7.1% 39%

On Base +2.4% -6.1% 31%

Hit -0.8% -8.0% 14%

Single +0.2% -4.3% 13%

2B / 3B +0.3% -3.9% 3%

Home Run -1.2% +0.2%

25.9% of Anthony Rendon's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 8.5% lower than the league average. Caleb Thielbar induces Standard Grounders at a 31.6% rate, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.5% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -8.5% -2.8% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.0% -3.1% 14%

Low Screamer -0.5% -0.5% 9%

Rising Liner +1.0% -1.4% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.0% -0.7% 3%

Likely Homer +0.1% +0.9% 1%

No Doubter -0.2% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout +7.8% +2.4% 3%

Pop up -0.2% +5.0%

25.6% of Anthony Rendon's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.3% higher than the league average. 23.3% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.0% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -5.5% +2.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.7% +1.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +1.7% +2.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph +3.1% -4.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +1.3% -1.0%

14.1% of Anthony Rendon's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.6% higher than the league average. 10.7% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at this angle, which is 0.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%